368853 - No way to alter URL in "Add bookmark" dialog

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 262640

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Ben Bucksch (:BenB)]

1. Go to http://opensuse-community.org/
2. You get redirected to http://opensuse-community.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE-Community.org
3. Menu | Bookmarks | Add bookmark...

Actual result:
You get a dialog where you can edit the bookmark title, but not the bookmarked URL.

Expected result:
A dialog where I can
- Edit the title/name
- Edit the URL
- Pick any folder

Importance:
Given how many sites do URL redirection to crappy and unstable URLs, but I want my bookmarks to still work in a few years, I routinely edit the URL when bookmarking. Having to manually go to the bookmarks manager is not an option, because it's too frequent.

This is a regression. All browsers I've used for 10 years allowed that.
I know this change was intentional and UI decision, but it was a bad idea. I need this field, and many other people like me.